In an effort to slow the growth rate in Raymond’s rural area, the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee has proposed changes to the land use ordinance. Under the new plan, building permits in rural areas of town would be gradually reduced over a six-year period until they make up only 30 percent of the total permits […]
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Ten tips to prevent identity theft
Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in America. Federal Trade Commission statistics estimate that almost 10 million Americans were victims of some sort of identity theft last year. Surprisingly, the majority of identity theft cases do not result in out-of-pocket expenses for victims-what most victims lose is time and their sense of personal security. Clearing […]
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Westbrook police notes
Log Possible burglary Someone at the Harmon & Barton florist on Brown Street told police on Feb. 24 that a window was broken and an entry attempted. They didn’t know if the entry was made or anything was taken. Stolen identity A Bridge Street woman reported on Feb. 25 that someone had been using her […]
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Gorham 50 years ago 0308
The Westbrook American reported in its issue of Wednesday, March 7, 1956, that Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Treworgy of Flaggy Meadow Road observed their 55th wedding anniversary on March 2.
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City rebukes inspector, police chief
Westbrook’s Administration reprimanded the city’s fire inspector this week for removing a shotgun and shells from an unlocked police cruiser in January and rebuked the police chief for allowing his top officers to arrest him. The city has decided not to take disciplinary action against either Fire Inspector Lt. Chuck Jarrett or Police Chief Paul […]
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USM hosts poverty discussion
A panel focusing on the effect that living in poverty has on education and learning will be hosted by USM’s College of Education and Human Development on March 8 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., in Room 301, Bailey Hall, on the Gorham campus. “Understanding Poverty and Its impact in Maine: Voices from the Community” […]
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Gorham Republicans to meet
The Gorham Republican Town Committee will meet on March 15 at 7 p.m. at the Gorham High School Library. All Republicans are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Chairman Rudy Rudolph at 839-8944 or Secretary Carolyn Gilman at 894-5063.
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It is time to recycle
The Westbrook City Council, sitting as Committee of the Whole on Feb. 22, again took up the issue of recycling trash. Having spoken to the council on many occasions during the past two years about this, and it was heartening to me that the issue of whether Westbrook should be recycling residential waste seems to […]
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Legislators pleased with response to fundraising dinner
We would like to extend our deepest thanks to St. Hyacinth’s and all the volunteers who made our benefit spaghetti supper a success last weekend. With the help of more than 100 members of our community, we raised $1,500 for the Keep ME Warm Fund, which helps families right here in Westbrook pay their heating […]
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A lovely concert On March 2 at Ocean View, the attractive Falmouth retirement community, pianist Duncan Cumming and his wife, violinist Hilary Walther Cumming, presented a much appreciated concert, playing Antonin Dvorak’s “Sonata in C major, Opus 100,” and Bedrich Smetana’s “#2 Domoviny.” Both were Czech composers. I had attended Duncan Cumming’s concert at Ocean […]